Knowing your family history might save your life

Liz Dennis is a stage III rectal cancer survivor. She’s involved with Fight CRC as a Research Advocate in the RATS Program. Liz is also a long-time Call-on Congress attendee who inspired our Scholarship Fund. She has an interest… Read More

Fight CRC and Milwaukee Health Services Host OMS Milwaukee

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE In observance of National Minority Health Month Milwaukee Health Services, Inc. and Fight Colorectal Cancer are pleased to announce One Million Strong Milwaukee Community Health Fair on Saturday, April 23, 2016 courtesy of Exact Sciences, Lilly Oncology,… Read More

Comments to USPSTF On Screening

On October 5, 2015 the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) issued draft recommendations for colorectal cancer screening with the purpose of receiving public input. Below are the official comments from Fight Colorectal Cancer. October 28, 2015 Dear USPSTF Review… Read More

FDA approves first non-invasive DNA test for colorectal cancer

By: Danielle Burgess · August 12, 2014 ·

Big news in the colorectal cancer prevention and screening community yesterday! In a never-before-seen move, the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) jointly proposed Cologuard as a new option for colorectal cancer screening.… Read More

Should Pink October Turn Blue?

By: Danielle Burgess · November 20, 2013 ·

By Chris Adams, Research Advocate for Fight Colorectal Cancer Last month, you may have noticed the pink jetliners, pink NFL players and pink garbage trucks. Yes, it was Pink October, also known as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (NBCAM). NBCAM… Read More

Wanted: 100 U.S. Representatives

H.R. 4120 has 37 cosponsors, but your help is needed to push the number to 100 by the end of September. Colorectal cancer screening is covered under Medicare without cost sharing (or co-pay), but if a Medicare patient undergoes a… Read More